It has been three years since Kobo launched its subscription ebook service Kobo Plus, and for all that time the service has been limited to Belgium and the Netherlands.
I am told that is about to change.
I am attending The Career Author Summit virtual conference this weekend, and I just heard Tara Cremlin of Kobo say that Kobo Plus will be launching in new territories. She did not give a timetable, but she did confirm the news in the chat.
Kobo Plus currently offers 270,000 ebooks and audiobooks for which can be read for 9.99 euro per month.
The service differs from Kindle Unlimited in that Kobo Plus does not require exclusivity, but like KU Kobo Plus does pay from a limited funding pool. If you would like to get your ebooks into Kobo Plus, you can do so via Kobo Writing Life, Draft2Digital, or Streetlib (and probably other distirbutors).
BTW, this might not be news to you, but it’s the first I have heard about it. Have you heard any rumors?
You just finished reading Kobo Plus is Launching Soon (?) in The US and Canada which was published on The Digital Reader.